Details

Fame fades. The gold in the hills runs out. For years, Francis Harmon traded off her reputation as a star actress in the prospering American cities. Now she and her companion May have washed up in a cabin on the Alaskan frontier, while May's daughter prospects for gold. The gold rush is almost exhausted. May makes a desperate gamble to reclaim Francis's fame, and their fortune. When Francis is struck down by illness, they each must choose between facing the threat of their future and the lure of their dreams of the past. In Skagway, a tale of the desires and loyalties of women in an American wilderness, is a compelling and lyrical first play by Irish writer Karen Ardiff. Winner of the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild Best New Play Award and the Stewart Parker/BBC radio drama award. Shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award. Recommended for ages 12+

Cast/Performers

Geraldine Alexander, Angeline Ball, Kathy Rose O'Brien, Natasha Starkey

Creatives/Company

Author: Karen Ardiff
Presented by: KTR Productions (in association with Guna Nua)
Director(s): Russell Bolam, Ruth O'Dowd (casting), Lucy Cullingford, Ruth O'Dowd (casting), Lisa Carroll (assistant)
Producer(s): Emily Slack (associate producer), Emily Slack (associate producer)
Design: Natasha Piper
Lighting: Katharine Williams
Sound: George Dennis